Buried more than 3,000 miles beneath our feet, Earth’s solid inner core was once thought to be unchanging—locked in place at ...

It’s not much of a stretch to say that Earth’s inner structure, especially the innermost spherical core, has stupefied ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.

Where the Earth’s core meets the mantle, there are two giant regions that have baffled geologists for fifty years. A new piece of the puzzle has now emerged with the discovery that they have ...

Satellites passing through this area often experience malfunctions, with systems crashing, data corruption, and equipment ...

The mantle is the region between Earth’s core and crust. The fact that the isotope can still be found in rock and magma suggests that it must have somehow become trapped in the Earth. “This argument ...

New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...

A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.